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Is the message getting through? Awareness and use of the 11+ injury prevention programme in amateur level football clubs

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  • Jan Wilke
  • Daniel Niederer
  • Lutz Vogt
  • Winfried Banzer

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A large body of evidence suggests that the 11+ warm-up programme is effective in preventing football-related musculoskeletal injuries. However, despite considerable efforts to promote and disseminate the programme, it is unclear as to whether team head coaches are familiar with the 11+ and how they rate its feasibility. The present study aimed to gather information on awareness and usage among German amateur level football coaches. A questionnaire was administered to 7893 individuals who were in charge of youth and adult non-professional teams. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the obtained data. A total of 1223 coaches (16%) returned the questionnaire. There was no risk of a non-response bias (p>.05). At the time of the survey, nearly half of the participants (42.6%) knew the 11+. Among the coaches who were familiar with the programme, three of four reported applying it regularly (at least once per week). Holding a license (φ = .28, p

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  • Jan Wilke & Daniel Niederer & Lutz Vogt & Winfried Banzer, 2018. "Is the message getting through? Awareness and use of the 11+ injury prevention programme in amateur level football clubs," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(4), pages 1-12, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0195998
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195998
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